# CVE-2019-17106: Centreon Sensitive Data Exposure

> Authenticated attackers can view external component passwords, enabling lateral movement within the Centreon Web environment.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rx4j-x3fh-9qwg

## What is CVE-2019-17106?

CVE-2019-17106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Centreon Centreon Web, published on 8 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Centreon Web through 2.8.29, disclosure of external components' passwords allows authenticated attackers to move laterally to external components.

Weakness: CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17106?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including centreon/centreon. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `centreon/centreon` | Packagist | All versions | 2.8.30 |
| `centreon/centreon` | Packagist | All versions | 2.8.30 |

Products: Centreon Centreon Web.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-17106?

Upgrade centreon/centreon to 2.8.30 or later.

## Is CVE-2019-17106 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17106 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Centreon Centreon Web

- [CVE-2024-32501](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32501/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-53923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53923/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-55573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55573/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-33852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33852/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-33853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33853/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17106 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Centreon Centreon Web, published on 8 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17106 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- centreon/centreon (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.8.30
- centreon/centreon (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.8.30

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17106/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17106/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17106
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17106
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17106

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17106/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.